- 1). Horsepower is a measure of output: one horsepower is the amount of power required to lift 33 thousand pounds, one foot off the ground, in one minute. It is defined by a formula: load times feet per minute, divided by 33,000.
- 2). If you know these numbers, you can plug these into the formula and calculate your horsepower.
- 3). If you do not, it is probably easiest to calculate your horsepower using a horsepower calculator. Find one by typing in the phrase "horsepower calculator" into a search engine like Google or Yahoo!.
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